Chợ Việt Nam ở Orlando

Orlando có một khu chợ Việt Nam với nhiều nhà hàng và tiệm tùng thực phẩm rất vui, tuy không bằng Little Saigon ở Cali hay chợ Việt Nam ở Houston hay khu Eden ở Washington D.C., nhưng có nhiều triển vọng phát triển.

Xin chia sẻ với các bạn một vài hình ảnh một góc chợ Việt Nam ở Orlando nơi hai vợ chồng tôi đang trốn lạnh và bão tuyết mùa đông của vùng New York. Orlando dân số chỉ hơn 200,000 người. Du khách mỗi năm tới đây hơn 54 triệu người. Khí hậu Orlando mùa đông ấm áp mùa hè nóng nực như ở Saigon nên người Việt Nam thích về đây sanh sống..

“A thriving Vietnamese quarter called “Little Vietnam” exists in the Colonialtown district of Orlando, Florida. The neighborhood has become a landmark in the city of Orlando and consist of a countless, and always growing, number of restaurants, groceries, and Vietnamese professional offices that serve the local Vietnamese community with everything from taxes to medical and dental care. Stores supply Asian pop-culture to the community in the form of karaoke bars, Boba tea shops, Vietnamese video and music shops, and stores featuring candies and collectibles from across Asia. The heart of the district is the intersection of East Colonial Drive/HWY50 and Mills Ave, also known as the “Vi-Mi” district.

The Orlando Vietnamese community has its roots in war refugees seeking a new life in America after the fall of Saigon. Notable pro-democracy activists, such as Thuong Nguyen Foshee, who was just recently released from prison in Vietnam, call Orlando their home.

The Vietnamese Community in Orlando, along with institutions like Long Van Temple, St. Philip Phan Van Minh Church, Vietnamese Baptist Church, and groups such as The Vietnamese Association of Central Florida, strive to maintain their heritage as well as share their culture with the rest of Orlando. Annual events, such as the numerous Tet New Year Celebrations at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and across the city, help spread Vietnamese culture and promote diversity throughout Orlando.”

(Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Saigon )

Mời đọc thêm:

Rong chơi xứ Mỷ như một du khách: Orlando (1)
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/1131365

Một ngày mùa đông ở Orlando
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2919243

Con đường mang tên International Drive
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2936463

Xóm tôi ở (Orlando Florida)
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2938857

Lang thang đảo Cayman Islands
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2940904

Tắm biển Costa Maya (Mexico)
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2943550

Người Việt Florida ăn Tết Kỷ Sửu 2009
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2927384

Pháo bông đêm giao thừa
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2926327

Tết Kỷ Sửu 2009 tại Hoa Kỳ
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2913587

Mùa đông năm ấy..
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2934588

Downtown Disney (Florida)
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2924281

Chợ Tết ở Orlando
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2928278

Rong chơi Epcot với con cháu
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2928378

Rong chơi Magic Kingdom với con cháu
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2928585

Rong chơi Hollywood Studios của Disney
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2930126

Đi bẻ cam với con cháu
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2932261

Thời trang áo cô dâu Việt Nam 2009
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2916079

Biểu diễn thời trang áo dài 2009 tại Orlando (Saigon)
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2918850

Sea world Orlando USA
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/1852693

Đi Orlando trốn lạnh
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2881156

Ăn Tết ở Orlando
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/1704086

Xem biểu diển Cá Voi (Whale)
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/1786711

Tết Mậu Tý 2008 ở Orlando
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/1750101

Hoa Hậu Áo Dài Florida 2008
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/1748168

Nhà hàng Việt Nam ở Orlando
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/2231961

Chợ Việt Nam ở Orlando
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/blog/show.dml/3043875

Những video liên quan:

Countdown New Year in Downtown Disney:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7HBafMVynxM

A winter day in Epcot and MGM Orlando:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5WJuBnUx3y4

Park Hopping: Magic Kingdom, Epcot & MGM:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sXwCalgGa6o

A rainy winter day in Epcot, Orlando:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iUCzd4koxvg

Firework in downtown Disney Orlando:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ALE481x5t9o

Family reunion in Orlando:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tOjodIlWV68

Orange picking in Orlando:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nGJklO4je70

A Christmas week in Orlando:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=26O9obO-CII

Mời xem Photo Album:

Photo Album “A night to remember”:
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/albums/show.dml?id=203239

Photo Album “A Christmas week in Orlando”:
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/albums/show.dml?id=203261

Photo Album “With my children and grandchildren in Epcot and MGM”:
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/albums/show.dml?id=203230

Photo Album “Orange picking in Orlando”:
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/albums/show.dml?id=203275

Photo Album “A winter day at the beach in Florida”:
http://my.opera.com/Le%20Thanh%20Hoang%20Dan/albums/show.dml?id=203242

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